Wabash and Erie Canal Marker

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Delphi in Carroll County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wabash and Erie Canal

By David Light, April 25, 2008

1. Wabash and Erie Canal Marker

Inscription. Constructed 1832-1853, canal was nation's longest, connecting Lake Erie at Toledo with Ohio River at Evansville. Key portion in Carroll County included Deer Creek Lake Dam, constructed 1838-1840 (1 mile west). Various canal structures are still in evidence.

Erected 1932 by Indiana Historical Bureau.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Wabash & Erie Canal marker series.

Location. 40° 35.012′ N, 86° 41.017′ W. Marker is in Delphi, Indiana, in Carroll County. Marker is on West Franklin Street. Click for map. West Franklin Street is on the south side of Delphi. US 421 (IN 39, Monroe Street) is the main highway from the south to the northwest. The major intersection with IN 25 is very busy and you'll need to go west (northwest) at this corner. Franklin is the next street by the Pizza Hut (2008-which is set back to the south). Turn south on Franklin. Marker is in this post office area: Delphi IN 46923, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Spanish American War Veterans Gave Their Cannon (approx. 0.5 miles away); Delphi (approx. 0.5 miles away); Civil War Memorial - Carroll County Indiana (approx. 0.5 miles away); New Purchase Boundary (approx. 0.8 miles away); Samuel Milroy (approx. 1.5 miles away); Site of Cabin Home Gen. Samuel Milroy (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pyrmont / 1812 Hopkins’ Expedition (approx. 8 miles away); Prophet’s Town (approx. 9.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Delphi.

Marker and the Wabash & Erie Canal Photo, Click for full size

By David Light, April 25, 2008

2. Marker and the Wabash & Erie Canal

Delphi Historic Trails; Trail Head Park; VanScoy Towpath Trail; No Motorized Vehicles; Trails Open daun to Dusk Obear Millrace trail. The Towpath Trail is 1.0 miles long. The Millrace Trail is 0.6 miles long.

Also see . . . Delphi Wabash & Erie Canal. This organization has the greatest concentration and most of the known remains of the Wabash & Erie Canal in Indiana. (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana.)

Wabash & Erie Canal Photo, Click for full size

By David Light, April 25, 2008

3. Wabash & Erie Canal

By David Light, April 25, 2008

4. Wabash & Erie Canal

The Canal Interpretive Center is located in Rhineland Trail (eastside of Delphi, off N Washington Street, which is the north side of the courthouse square). Here, there is more information on the canal and canal sites in the Delphi area.